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Venezuela’s Chacao municipality, in eastern Caracas, has introduced two robotic dogs named Turbo and Voltio as part of a new public security programme unveiled in March 2026. The AI-powered machines, presented by Mayor Gustavo Duque, are expected to patrol plazas and other public areas, especially at night, using high-resolution cameras and motion sensors to send live images back to the municipal command centre. Officials say the robots are designed to detect suspicious movement, monitor licence plates and support officers during routine patrols, rather than replace human police or traditional canine units. The move matters because Chacao, one of the capital’s…

Geopolitical concerns, increasing costs and changing laws in several countries across the world has led to many people considering a move to other destinations, especially European ones. Rising house prices are another concern driving this trend. With the average UK house now setting buyers back by around £301,000 (€347,776), many residents are seeking something that offers more value for that price. However, obtaining long-term visas and residency in most EU countries can still be an expensive, time-consuming and complicated process. For several years, golden visas have been a pathway to EU residency, especially for wealthy people. These essentially allowed people…

Published on 26/03/2026 – 8:40 GMT+1 Ready for your first peek inside Hogwarts? The first official teaser trailer for HBO’s new TV adaptation of Harry Potter had dropped. The two-minute promo gives us a look at the rebooted wizarding world, with scenes of Harry being bullied, threatened with a pair of scissors, and meeting Hagrid for the first time. The logline reads: “There is nothing special about Harry Potter – at least that’s what his Aunt Petunia always says. On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for…

There are internal options. MPs credit Starmer’s Political Director Amy Richards with improving fractured relationships with the Labour back benches. And one of Starmer’s longest-serving aides, his former Director of Communications Ben Nunn, is only next door — working as chief of staff to Chancellor Rachel Reeves in 11 Downing Street. Others had mooted Darren Jones, the Cabinet minister who as Starmer’s chief secretary is charged with solving problems across government. But Jones has advised Starmer that the chief of staff should be a backroom special adviser, not an elected politician, said a ninth person with knowledge of talks in…

Published on 26/03/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Boutique business class-only airline beOnd has announced that it will be launching new routes connecting London and Paris to the Maldives, starting in December 2026. Three weekly services are currently planned for each route, from London Heathrow Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Malé International Airport. These flights will be overnight ones in both directions and will use Airbus A321 aircraft. However, they will not be non-stop and will include one refuelling and technical stop at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai. The new London and Paris routes are in addition to…

Lars Klingbeil will das Verwalten des Status quo beenden – zumindest will er das demonstrieren. Bei einem Auftritt hat der SPD-Chef und Finanzminister Töne angeschlagen, die teils an die „Agenda 2010“ seines Mentors Gerhard Schröder erinnern. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert den Befreiungsschlag: Klingbeil fordert mehr Arbeit sowie Einsparungen im Sozialstaat, zieht aber auch rote Linien zur Union. Wie viel „Gerd“ steckt wirklich in Lars? Im 200-Sekunden-Interview bewertet die finanzpolitische Sprecherin der Grünen, Katharina Beck, den Reformeifer. Sie erklärt, warum das Aus für das Ehegattensplitting überfällig ist, weshalb sie vor einer Mehrwertsteuererhöhung warnt und warum Klingbeil für sie bisher eher wie ein…

EU and U.N. officials are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the brutal civil war in Sudan and the looming refugee crisis that may result.  U.N. officials warn that the conflict could lead to a mass displacement on a par with what happened with Syria in 2011. Zoya and Sarah unpack what the various humanitarian agencies want the EU to do about it. You’ll also be hearing from Cyprus’ Europe minister, Marilena Raouna, who reflects on the Cypriot Council presidency so far and assesses the security risks involved in hosting European leaders following Iranian drone strikes on the island earlier this month.  Finally: Is this the end of long-winded abbreviations in the Brussels Bubble? Probably not, TBH … but we can…

But two days before the dinner, AfD leader Alice Weidel told senior party lawmakers to reduce the number of high-profile trips party politicians are making to the U.S. to cultivate ties with MAGA Republicans, according to four people who were present at the meeting. The calculation is that its growing alignment with the U.S. administration is increasingly turning into a liability for the AfD. “There have been a big many trips to the U.S. in quick succession, and there is a perception within the parliamentary group, the foreign policy working group, and certainly among the leadership that our goal has…

Refaat said that Sudanese people fleeing war would be willing to return and rebuild their country as soon as they see a “blink of hope of stability.” But, he added, “if this blink is destroyed at this moment, if it is not being invested in, we might absolutely see the opposite.” The horrors of Sudan’s civil war dwarf other conflict zones in scale and duration. Among the 213 attacks that have been recorded on health facilities since the start of the war, a massacre last year at a maternity hospital in El Fasher left some 460 people dead, according to the…

A 1950s law on a state of emergency was activated after the Nov. 13, 2015 terror attacks; it allows for searches and house arrests without a court decision. A “public health state of emergency” approved during the Covid pandemic was used to restrict freedom of movement and assembly without parliament’s approval. The new regime proposed by Lecornu would allow the government “in the event of threats and when circumstances require it, to temporarily adapt our rules to speed up decision-making, simplify procedures, and remove the obstacles that are currently slowing down the implementation of our strategic projects.” He did not…